Valme Jurado

TL;DR: The microbial communities in Lascaux Cave were shown to be composed of human-pathogenic bacteria and entomopathogenic fungi, the former as a result of the biocide selection, and fungi play an important role in the cave, and arthropods contribute to the dispersion of conidia.

TL;DR: It is argued that research indicates the need to preserve the cave by keeping it closed in the near future and that reopening the Altamira Cave has been under consideration.

TL;DR: Molecular analysis indicated that the grey spots in Altamira Cave were mainly formed by an unrecognized species of the genus Actinobacteria, and a tentative model for the formation of these grey spots, supported by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscope data, is proposed.

TL;DR: Funding from the project RNM-5137, Consejeria de Innovacion, Junta de Andalucia, is acknowledged and this is also a TCP CSD2007-00058 paper.

TL;DR: The diversity was shown to be dominated by Actinomycetales, but also included several newly described orders, such as Euzebyales, and Gaiellales, which supports the commonly held belief that volcanic caves are an untapped resource for novel and rare Actinobacteria.